Shirabe
Common Noun Adverb given name or forename, gender not specified
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adverb (fukushi) on the way;en route
His car broke down on the way to work.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) in the process of (development, construction, etc.);in the middle of
The country is on the way to becoming a democratic nation.
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Tojō